Many of us have had fascinating lives, whether lived inwardly or outwardly, during childhood long ago or in the past decade. But when it comes to writing a memoir, where do we begin? The day of our birth? The day we left home? The beginning or end of a marriage? Memoir is most successful when it is not the "story of a life" but a focused part of that life: a dozen summers spent working on a grandfather's farm; a long relationship with a dying relative; the first year of law school. In this course, students will explore methods for planning and focusing on what their memoirs should be. By the end of this class, students will complete the first 20-30 pages of a book-length memoir.
By the end of this course, students will:
• Understand the different types of memoirs and their parts
• Understand the process of writing a memoir, including making an outline
• Be able to use the various literary techniques that enhance narrative and memoir writing
• Be able write the first 20-30 pages of their own memoir
Course Number: WCWP-40200
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Creative Writing
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9/23/2024 - 12/7/2024
$470
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Carothers, Crystal
Crystal Carothers, M.Ed., teaches various writing courses for UC San Diego Extension's Copyediting Certificate and Creative Writing Certificate , as well as ESL at the English Language Institute. She is a California-born educator who has taught English as a second language around the world. Crystal graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the San Francisco State University in 2006. Following the completion of her Bachelor's degree, she earned her TEFL teaching certificate in Madrid, Spain. After years of living and teaching abroad, she moved back to San Diego to continue her education with a Master’s of Education in TESOL from Alliant International University. Currently, Crystal teaches various writing and English courses at both UC Sa...Read More
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 9/27/24.
Early Enrollment Discount: $470 ($495 if enrolled after 8/26/2024).
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NOTE:
"This is an online course; all class sessions are taught
online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You
will have access to your online course on the published
start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is
confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start
date.
To login to your course, go to your MyExtension
account, select My Courses, select this course and then
click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.NO CLASS 11/11 OR THE WEEK OF 11/25-29"
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.